Actually, no. My truck is maroon and silver. I just like the burnt copper color.

 

wannadiesel's truck didn't get the dodge special ordered peely paint. lucky.

not yet anyway!!!

 

first thing i would do is the kdp fix just my opinion then power it up

 

The wife is going to help me do the headliner.
I think I am going to try gluing a new piece of fabric to the old fiberglass piece. I have it removed from the truck and it is in good shape. All the old fabric is gone already removed by the previous owner. I plan to take very good care of this new truck. This will be the last truck I buy in my lifetime. That's why I went ahead and painted it, to keep it from rusting any further. The hood and roof were starting to rust from the lack of paint. The sun burnt it all off.

This is my first Dodge product I have ever owned. I didn't know the peeley paint was a special order item way back when..................

 

No, the peely paint was standard. Non-peely paint was an extra cost option.

 

Roy3,be sure to read the sticky on headliners. I did mine and if you follow the sticky it comes out great. Not difficult at all.

 

Thanks for the heads up on this. I did not see a sticky on this but I will definitely look closer to find it.

 

My bad, I guess it's not in the sticky's. The following is the real explanation.
I found this easier to copy than whatever else I should do. Joannes Fabrics had my burgundy colour in stock and grey and others.

Here is how to replace the headliner in your truck. I have done many of them in my shop. You can get your material from Graham Fabric Supply in Columbus, MS. Their website is www.grahamfabrics.com....Super nice people there, and I have always got super fast shipping, got exactly what I ordered the first time, and got real southern hospitality over the phone. .......
............Cut a sample out of your old headliner, about a 2 inch by 2 inch squre and mail it to them so they can match it up. Or you can call them and get a sample headliner material chart and you can match it up yourself. If you are only going to be doing the one truck I would advise just sending them a sample so you aren't wasting their sample cards. Those should be reserved for their repeat customers to be considerate of them. Measure your existing headliner from front at windshield in center(measure front and back at longest points) to the back glass, then add about a foot more for good measure.(An extra foot is very little cost to make sure you don't end up a half inch short and wasting 4 or 5 feet) You can tell them how many feet you need, or just order by the yard. 1 yard is 3 running feet, 1 and 1/3yards is 4 feet, 1 and 2/3 yard is 5 foot...etc etc. Clean all of the old foam off using a stiff bristled brush. I always used a whitewall tire brush, either with plastic bristles or with the metal bristles if it was really difficult to get off. It is important to get all of the loose sticky foam off until you have a smooth, uniform surface down to the backer board with no loose pieces to cause lumps under the new material. You will need 2 cans of 3M part # 08088 "General" trim adhesive. Make sure you do not get the "Super" trim adehsive. Super is for vinyl tops, not headliners. After you get the backer board clean and blown off with compressed air if you have it, next dry lay your new material over the backer board as it would be when glued down. Then fold the material in half folding it over the other half so that none of the part that shows when finished can be seen now. This protects the finished side from any glue if you get sloppy with it. Next spray one coat to completely cover the entire half of backer board you can presently see, then do the same completely covering the foam on the back of the headliner material. Then do the same thing again rotating the spray pattern 90 degress. You will end up with 2 coats on the backer board 90 degrees apart, and also 2 coats 90 degress apart on the back of the headliner. Be liberal and make sure there is no area that does not have glue on either the backer board or the material. After letting this get tacky for a couple minutes,(make sure is not wet) then start folding the headliner material over the backer board starting from the center and working your way out. Remember you will likely not be able to pull the material back off and do it again if you drop it in the wrong place on the outer edges. It is best to have a little help holding it up while you work it down from the center out. After you have this done, now fold the other half back over the half that you just glued down and repeat the process. Next, trim off the edges with a "new" sharp razor blade. You now have a new headliner exactly the same way an professional upholstery shop would do it. The only difference in this way vs the way the upholstery shop would have done it is that the upholstery shop would likely have used glue in bulk from a gallon can sprayed from a spray gun because it is cheaper to buy glue in bulk from. I can assure you that the bulk glue is only cheaper, but not better quality that the 3M 08088. The headliner material should cost less than $6.00 per yard plus freight, and you can get the glue from any auto supply store or you can even get it from Wal Mart for about $9.00 a can. I hope this helps anybody out wanting to Do it yourself.

 

Credit to Scottmn1 for the above description. That explanation should be in the stickys under headliner cause it's so clear.

 

Rick, can you post a link to the original post? I will put it in the sticky.

 

Here you go Wanna, not sure if this is what you want. I know how to cut and paste. If you search for well my headliners out you get a number of threads but this is the explanation that helped me the most.
https://www.dieseltruckresource.com/...ght=headliners

 

I have the optional effing hood paint peeling as well!